On March 19, 2009 at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in LA, Robin Lewis of SEIU Local 721 told President Obama directly how important health care reform is for her son, Kolin, when the President looked for her after his LA town hall.

"He found me after and he came up to me and said 'Now what was your question. I need to know your question,'" Lewis said.

Lewis told him, "I need your help. My son has a cancerous brain tumor and I need some help. The American people need help. We need to reform health care and I want to help you do it." Lewis's 20-year-old son, Kolin, needs regular medical attention as he continues to recover from a brain tumor.

Although Robin Lewis receives family health benefits through her job with the LA County Dept. of Children and Family Services, like hundreds of thousands of young Californians, her son lost his coverage under her plan when he turned 18. The high risk of her son's cancer reoccurring require that he receive continual medical care and MRI's every year--all of which are extremely costly.

Despite a memory disability and enduring months of physical therapy to regain the use of his left side, relearn to walk and dress himself and many other basic functions, Kolin graduated from high school and is now taking classes at Fullerton Junior College each semester. He is currently receiving health coverage through a patchwork of Medi-Cal and other benefits, but he'll lose this coverage when he turns 21. Paying for private insurance for Konlin will cost more than one-third of Lewis' income, and without health care reform she's not sure how they'll get by.

After the town hall, Lewis says "the president got my information and he told me he would help me and I would be in his prayers and that we would fix health insurance."

"It's heartbreaking to not be able to take care of your child's health," said Lewis. "We need to have affordable health care in this country and it shouldn't be dependent on your job or age. I have hope President Obama will keep health care a priority."